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Mother of Scarlett Keeling accused for negligence

Fiona MacKeown, mother of British teenager Scarlett Keeling, blamed investigation agencies and the judicial system of being inconsiderate in acquitting two men for the 2008 rape-murder of her daughter.

Pravin Naik, advocate of the accused, plans to act against Fiona "for being negligent towards her duty."

According to him, the mother of the deceased was negligent with her daughter's (a minor) custody.

In context: The Death of Scarlett Keeling

What happened?The story of Scarlett Keeling

In the year 2008, British teenager Scarlett Keeling was allegedly raped and murdered on Anjuna beach in Goa.

According to MacKeown's lawyer, "A substantial amount of evidence was destroyed due to delay in transferring."

HearingsDifficulties during the trial

Due to the minor age of Scarlett Keeling (she was 15), D'Souza and Carvalho were addressed in a Children's Court.

Due to backlog of cases, Scarlett's case was heard only once a month.

The judges hearing this case too, frequently changed due to the expiry of their term limit.

Michael Mannion, the only eye-witness that spotted Scarlett with D'Souza, refused to provide evidence.

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What Michael Mannion had seen

According to British eye-witness Michael Mannion, "In the light of the front beam of his scooter, I saw Samson D'Souza on top of Scarlett. I was in a complete state of total panic, shock. I got my bike and I rode off."

23 Sep 2016Accused cleared of all charges

Samson D'Souza and Placido Carvalho were acquitted of all charges in the Scarlett Keeling's death case.

Keeling's mother, MacKeown said, "I just feel really let down by the system. I just don't have faith in it anymore."

Hoping that an appeal would be made to a higher jurisdiction, Goa CM Laxmikant Parsekar said, "It has broken my heart as well."

29 Sep 2016Mother of Scarlett Keeling accused for negligence

Fiona MacKeown, mother of British teenager Scarlett Keeling, blamed investigation agencies and the judicial system of being inconsiderate in acquitting two men for the 2008 rape-murder of her daughter.

Pravin Naik, advocate of the accused, plans to act against Fiona "for being negligent towards her duty."

According to him, the mother of the deceased was negligent with her daughter's (a minor) custody.